Plastic Love

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"Plastic Love" (Japanese: プラスティック・ラブ, Hepburn: Purasutikku Rabu) is a song by the Japanese singer Mariya Takeuchi from her 1984 album Variety. Written by Takeuchi and arranged by Tatsuro Yamashita, it was released as the album's third single on March 25, 1985. "Plastic Love" is a city pop song; its upbeat arrangement contrasts with melancholic lyrics that describe a woman who embraces a hollow, hedonistic lifestyle after being scorned by a lover. Upon its initial release, the single reached number 86 on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold around 10,000 copies. In the late 2010s, an eight-minute remix of "Plastic Love" went viral after being frequently recommended by the YouTube algorithm. By 2019, it had received over 22 million views, and it received over 55 million views by 2021 before being removed due to a copyright strike. The song's popularity led to an international resurgence of interest in city pop. Along with Miki Matsubara's 1979 single "Mayonaka no Door (Stay with Me)", "Plastic...

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